EISPIRATEN

Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stands on the summit of Mount Everest May 29, 1953 after he and climbing partner Edmund Hillary became the first people to reach the highest point on Earth.

Sardar Tenzing Norgay of Nepal and Edmund P. Hillary of New Zealand, left, show the kit they wore when conquering the world's highest peak, the Mount Everest, on May 29, at the British Embassy in Katmandu, capital of Nepal, in this June 26, 1953 file photo. Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century's greatest adventurers, has died, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced Friday. He was 88.

Sir Edmund Hillary, leader of the New Zealand Geophysical Year Antarctic expedition, arrives at the base hut on Mount Malte Brun, above the Tasman Glacier, in New Zealand, on Aug. 29, 1956. Hillary, carrying a backpack filled with supplies, is training for the forthcoming Antarctic expedition

Two miles from the South pole Sir Edmund Hillary, left, leader of one South Polar Expedition, and Dr. Vivian Fuchs, center, leader of another British expedition, pose with U.S. Rear Adm. George Dufek on Jan. 20. This picture was released in Washington Feb. 12, by the Dept. of Defense. Fuchs' party is attempting to cross the Antarctic continent. At the time this picture was made, Fuchs had covered 950 miles from his starting point on the Weddel Sea Coast

Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand explorer who conquered Mount Everest in 1953, is shown at Banepa, Nepal, on March 12, 1963. Sir Hillary is leading a small party for a climbing and school-building expedition in eastern Nepal where the team will build two schools for Sherpa children. The team will also attempt to climb Mount Tawache in the Everest region

New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary makes a speech during the 50th Anniversary of Scott Base celebration, at Scott Base, Antarctica, in this Jan. 20, 2007 file photo. Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century's greatest adventurers, has died, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. He was 88.